Stamp-affixing device



` April' 2s, 1925.

R.` J. GENGLER STAMP AFFIXIN'G' DEVICE Filed Jun 4; 19241 2 SheeCs-Skreet 1 gn/vento@ 4 @Hoz nu? April 2s, 1925. 1,535,598 v IR. J. GENGLER V STAMP AFFIXING DEVICE Filed June 4, 1924 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 @ttor new Patented Apr. .28, 1925.

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STABEP-AFFIX1NG DEVICE.

Applicatoniled; June 4, 1924.. Serial No. 717,859. 'l

means is provided for feeding, moistening and severing a stamp from a continuous strip 1n roll form by the operation ofa inanually actuated plunger.

L further object of the invention is to.`

provide a stamp ailixing device of the above mentioned character? wherein the moistening device is normally disposed below the under face ofthe stamp, the upper face of which is engaged by aA feeding means, a manually opw eratedplunger being provided for simultaneously operating the feeding means and bringing the moistening device into contact with the under face of` the stamp upon the down strolrey of the plunger, a. table being provided adjacent the feeding means and below the plunger for supporting an envelope whereby the stamp may be moved into position over a portion of the envelope and ailixed thereto upon the down stroke of the plunger.

A still further object of the invention is to provide a stamp afiixing device of the above mentioned character, which is simple in construction, inexpensive, strong and durable and furthermore adapted for the purposes for which it is designated. j

Other objects and advantages of this invention will become apparent during thecourse of the following description.

f ln the accompanying drawings forming a partei this specification and in which like numerals designate like parts through-out the same; j f j Figure 1 is a vertical sectional view of my improved stamp afixing device.

Figure 2 is a sectional view taken approximately on line 2-2 of Figure 1.

Figure 3 is a sectional view taken on line 8d3 of Figure 1.

Figure e1 is a detail view of one of the gear wheels with the ratchet means associated therewith.

Figure 5 is a fragmentary detail sectional view of the trip means associated with the plunger,` and the upper port-ion of the mostening pad supporting frame.

Figure 6 is a fragmentary detail perspective view of the lower portion of the meistening pad supporting frame, and the n'loistening pad positionedvtherein, and

Figure 7 is a detailperspective view of the moistening pad. f e

In the drawings wherein for the purpose of illustratirm is shown the preferred em sediment of my invention, the numeral 1 designates generally the lcasing of my improved stamp affixing device and the same coniprises the side walls 2 and 3 respectively, the top 4, the bottom 5 and the front and rear end sections 6 and 7 respectively. The lower portion of the front end section 6. of the casing is cutaway and supported in the cut away portion is the table 8 the purpose of which is to provide a means for receiijiing and supporting an envelope or card upon which a stamp is tofbe al'lixed. Rotatably supported on the shaft 9 inthe rear portion` of the casing is the roll of stamps 10. the same being a continuous strip of single stamps which are connected together by perforations in the manner well known in the art. For the purpose of enabling the .insertion of another roll of stamps within the casing, one of the side walls of the casing is provided with a hinged door such is illustrated at 11.

Supported between the side walls 2 and 3 respectively and arranged adj aeent the forward end section 6 and the base 5 is the substantially L-shaped plate 12. The upstanding portion thereof is spaced from the lower portion of the forward end section 6 whereby a guide means is provided for the reciprocatory movement of the plunger, the

construction of which will hereinafter be more fully described. The base portion of the L-shaped member 12 is spaced from the bottom 5 of the casing and is disposed above `the fountain.` or reservoir 13 and the lower portion of the moistening pad supporting frame in the manner clearly illustrated in Cil Cil

roller under which the strip of stamps is adapted to pass. The roller 15 has its ends journaled in the side walls of the casing in the manner clearly illustrated in Figure 2 of the drawing. Adapted for reciprocatory movement in the forward portion ofthe casing 1 and disposed vertically above the` fountain or reservoir 13 is the substantially U-shaped frame designated generally by the numeral 1G. rlhe base portion 17 of the ll-shaped frame 16 supports thereon the absorbing pad 18 and the latter is provided with downwardly extending portions 19 in the manners clearly illustrated in Figure 7 of the drawings. The downwardly extend-- ing portions 1S) of the absorbing pad 1S are adapted to extend through suitable openings provided in the base portion of the U-shaped frame and entend into the liquid contained within the fountain or' reservoir 13 in the manner clearly illustrated in Figure 1. The liquid within the reservoir may be either water or a thin mucilage and it may be readily seen that by capillary action the pad 1S will be absorbed with the liquid through the medium of the depending portions 1) so that the gunnned faces of the stamp will be moistened and the same passed over the fountain when the frame is raised in the manner hereinafter to be more fully described.

Extending vertically in' the forward end of the casing 1 and adapted for reciprocal movement therein is the manually operated plunger 20. The lower end of the plunger 2O is provided with a presser foot 21 and the latt-r is adaptedr to operate between the forward end section 6 and the iilpstand'infg portion of the L-shaped member 12 in the manner as is obvious from-the construction as illustrated in Figure 1. The lower Jortion of the plunger is adapted to pass through a suitable opening 22 provided' inthe plate 23 which entends between the upper portion of the l.-shaped member 12 and the forward end section G and to further prevent the rotary novement of the plunger, the strip 2-flis secured on the pla-te 23 and the same engages one of the side faces of the plunger. The plunger is' preferably rectangular in cross section as is clearly illustrated in ure 2. rlhe upper portion of the plunger extends through lthe top` d of the casing 1 and a suitable handle 25 is provided thereon for operating the same.

Rack teeth 26 are provided on one of the side faces of the plunger and the same are adapted to operate a train of gearing for the purpose of operating the feeding' means The train of gearing comprises the segmental gear 28 which is adapted to mesh with the rack teeth 26, the shaft for supporting the segmental gear 28 being illustrated at 29. rlhe segmental gear meshes with gear wheels 30 mounted on the shaft 31, the latter being in vertical alignment with the shaft 29 and extending between the side walls 2 and 3 of the casing 1 in the manner clearly illustrated in ligure 3. A gear wheel 32 is also supported on the shaft 31 and is adapted to drive the gear wheel 33 mounted on the shaft 2d also supported in vertical alignn'ient with the aforementioned shaft and being disposed below the same. rlhe gear wheel is adapted to drive the gear wheel 35 supported on the shaft 36 and on which are mounted the spaced feeding rollers 27.

Aas is illustrated more clem-ly in Figures 1 and 3 of the drawingrgs, the arms of the sl'rllstantially U-slia-ped frame 16 whirh supports the moistening pad 18 are provided with the longitudinally extending 'stering slots BT whereby the shaft which supports the various `gear wheels comprising the train of gears may entend therethrough so als not to interfere with the reciprocal movement of the frame. rlhe frame is adapted to operate in the casing between the, guide strips 38 and 39 respectively provided on each side of the casing for cooperation with the side edges of the arms of the U- shaped frame.

rlfhe feed rollers 27 are adapted to extend through suitable slots or openings L10 providedv in the base portion of the L-shaped member 12- so as to engage the Yupper .faces of the stamps for feeding the sa ne outwardly onto the envelope A which is supported on the table 8. For the purpose of' preventing backward movement of the strip of stamps as the plunger movesv upwardly in the casing, the ratchet mechanism such as illustrated generally at 4-1 in the drawings with reference more particularly to F igure.` t is associated with onel of the gear wheels in the train of gearing.

For the purpose of actuating the lfsh'aped frame 1G simultaneously with the down strol-:e of the plunger 20 so that the moistening pad 18 vmay come in contact with the under surface of the stamp disposed over the fountain, l provide the lever 4:2 which is pivotalfly supported as illustrated at -1-3 intermediate its ends in the casing adjacent the upper forward end thereof and the rear end of the lever is' fori-red as illustrated at 1l for engagement with the piu which extends transversely cross the upper ends of the arms of the U-sharml fra-ine 16 in the manner illustrated in Figures 2 and 3'. T he forward end of the lever is provided with a socket 6 and a springr pressed linger -17 extends outwardly therefrom.

The spring pressed linger l1T is provided with a beveled face d and normally the same is disposed below the lug --f) supported on the plunger 2O adjacent the upper portion thereof and which is also provided with lil@

intenses @n a beveled face 50. A coil spring 5.1 has one end thereof 'fastened to the top l of the casing and its opposite end 'fastened to a suitable pin 52 extending transversely across the upper ends of the arms ot' the lll-shaped frame for normally holding the same in an upward position. A. coil spring,Y 53 is associated with the plunger 20 for normally holding the` same in its upward posit-ion l0 within the casing- 1.`

` i The operationot my iniprovod stamp at i lining' device ina Y liieln'ielly stated as follows: .ein envelope or the like upon which a stamp is to be allixed is placed on the table tl in the manner ill strated in lligi'lrc l and by pressing downwardly 'upon the plunger by means ot the `handle 25, the racl; 'teeth 26 will engage the seglnental gear 28 and by moans oli the train of gearing herctofore described, the feeding' rollers 2i' will 'leed a stamp outwardly so that a stamp is positioned over a` portion ot the envelope on the table. Sin'xulfaneously with the downward movement of the plunger Q0,

""whereby the feeding rollers E27 are brought into operation, the lupjs l?) on the plunder will engage tl'ielingers l? of the lever l2 `and cause the same' to `swine on its pivot ,113 whereby the forked end oit the lever `will raise the U-shaped frame` 16 .through the medium of the transversely extending,v pin 415 and cause the absorbent pad 18 to meisten the gummcd face ot the stamp which is disposed over the 'louutain or reservoir.

As the plunger moves on its downward stroke, the presser `toot 21 will have its rear end portion cooperatingn with shear plates or blades 54. supported on the upper forward portion ol' the reservoir 13 adjacent the table 8 whereby the stamp may be severed along its perforated edge and to enable the presser loot to affix the moistened stamp to the` envelope or other article on tie table 8.

l/vhen the handle 25 is released the spring 53 will causo the same to be returned to its normal position and as the plunger moves upwardly within the casing, the beveled face 50 of the lugs 49 will engage the beveled ltace 11:8 of the linger li' causing,` the same to ride thereover and again be positioned over the linger et? in 'the manner clearly illustrated in Figures l and 5 of the drawings.

lt will be seen troni the oii'egoimg description, that a stamp allixing; device has been provided which is very simple in con- .structioin` inexpensive, strong' and durable and the parts 'further so arranged as to enable the same to be readily accessible at all times. Furthermore a stamp allixing di- `vice ol: the character above described will be positive and eilicient in its operation and will save considerable time in alliting 'stamps to envelopes, cards, or the lilre. lllhile l have shown' the preferred embodinient ot my invention, it is to be un lil derstood that various changes in the site. shape and, arrangement ot parts may be resorted to 'without departing; from the spirit of the invention and the scope ot the appended claims.

l-lavinp; thus described the invention, what l claim is 2- 1. A stamp allining device comprising,` a casino' an envelope receiving,` table, a vcr- `tically disposed spring controlled plunger arranged over said table, stamp 'feeding means, a train oit gearing connected to the stamp feeding` me i and o1 erable by said plunger, a fountain below said feeding` means and adjacent said table, a inoistener normally within said fountain, and n'ieans tor raising the moistener into engagement with aV stamp 'over the tountain upon the donxward n'iovement or" the plunger, said means comprising substantially tlshaped frame adapted to support said moistener in the base portion ther-coli, a lever pivotally supported in said casing and connecter" at one end to the upper portion ot the trame, and a trip carried by said plunger for actuating the opposite end oit the lever whereby the trame and moistener are simultaneouslji' raised upon the down strolte ott the plunger.

2. A stamp allixinp; device comprising;` a casing, an envelope receiving table, a vertically disposed spring controlled plunger arranged over said table, stamp Yfeeding` means, train of gearing1 connected to the stamp feeding means and operable by said plunger, a fountain below said feeding means and adjacent said table, a moistener normally within said fountain, means for raising the moistener into engagement with ast-amp over the fountain upon the downward movement ot the plunger, said means comprising,` a substantially U-shaped trame adapted to support said moistener in the base portion thereof, a lever pivotally supported in said casing' and connected at one end to the upper portion of the frame, a trip carried by said plunger tor actuating the opposite end oli the lever whereby the traine and moistener are simultaneously raised upon the down stroke ofthe plunger, and means for returning,` the plunge and fra-me carrying` the moistener to their normal positions.

3. A stamp 'afdeling device comprising a casing, an envelope receiving table, a ver tically disposed plunger adapted tor reciprocatory movement in the casing` and arranged above the table, racl; teeth provided on the plunger, stamp lieeeding means, a 'train ol gearing connected to the feeding,- means and operable by the rack teeth on said plunger, a reservoir, a moistener normally disposed thereiina carrier for said moistener, guide means for said carrier, and` means. associated with said plunger and said carrier ior raising,` the `latter simultane- Uil ousl)T upon the down stroke ot the plunger to move the moistener into engagement with a stamp disposed over the reservoir.

A stamp aiixing device comprising a easing, an envelope receiving table, a: vertically disposed plunger adapted for reciprooatory movement in the easing and arrange above the table, rack teeth provided on the plunger, stamp feeding means, i train of gearing connected to the Jfeeding means and opera Vie by the rael; teeth on said plunger7 a reservoir, a moistener normally disposed therein, a Carrier .ior said inoisteneru guide means for said carrier7 and means associated With said plunger end said carrier tor raising the latter simultaneously upon the down st relie oit the plunger to move the moistener into engagement with a stump disposed over the reservoir, and means lor returning the plunger, the mois'ener and the carrier theretor to their normal positions.

5. A stamp ai' ieasing, an envelop tieally disposed plunger t vice comprising a "ing table., a verh idapted `tor reciproeatory movement in the easing and arranged ahove the tabley raeh teeth provided on the plunger, stamp feeding means, a train ot gearing connected to the feeding means and operable by the rack teeth on said plunger, a reservoir, a moisener normalliT disposed therein, a carrier :tor said moistener, guiee means for said carrier,

means associated with said plunger andV said carrier for raising the latter simultaneousljyY upon the down stroke of the plunger to move the moistenor into engagen'ient with a stamp` disposed over the reservoir, means 'for returning the plunger7 the moistenei-l and the carrier there-tor to their normal positions, and Cutting means for severing a stamp from a strip upon the downward movement of the plunger.

o.. A stamp aiiixing deviee comprising a easing, an envelope receiving table, a vertieall7 disposed plunger adapted 'tor reeiproeatory movement in the easing and arranged above the table, rack teeth provided on the plunger, sta-mp Yfeeding means, a train oit gearing eonneeted'to the Yfeeding means and operable by the rack teeth on sii-id plunger, a reservoir, a moistener normally dispos d therein, a carrier 'for said moisLener, guide means .tor said carrier, means assoeiated with said plunger and said carrier `tor raising the latter simu-ltaneouslyY upon the down sti-olie of the plunger to move the moist-ener into engagement with a stamp disposed over the reservoir, means tor returning the plunger, thev moistener and the carrier therefor to their normal positions, and means for preventing the baekward movement ot the strip ot' stamps..

ln testimony whereof l aliix my signature.

RAYMGND J. GENG'LER. 

